Şahabettin Mert Fırat (born 10 January 1981) is a Turkish
actor
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and screenwriter.
Life
Fırat is of Turkish, Circassian and Arab descent. His father is singer Nihat Fırat. After finishing high school, he studied radio and television broadcasting in Sweden. He then returned to Ankara and took acting classes in Ankara University. Fırat graduated from the theatre department of
Ankara University
Ankara University ( tr, Ankara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. It was the first higher education institution founded in Turkey after the formation of the republic in 1923.
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and took his master's degree in Film and Drama from
Kadir Has University. He founded the "Moda Theatre" and "Das Das" in
Istanbul
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, and "Sanat Mahal" in
Bursa
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. He has appeared in more than fifteen films since 2005 and has won many awards. In October 2017 the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey chose Fırat as a Goodwill Ambassador in Turkey.
Filmography
Screenwriter
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Başka Dilde Aşk'' (2009)
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Atlıkarınca'' (2010)
*''Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş'' (2015)
Actor
;Movies
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İşte Benim'' (2006) – Ali
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Hayattan Korkma'' (2007) – Engin
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Başka Dilde Aşk'' (2009) – Onur
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Atlıkarınca'' (2010) – Erdem
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Beni Unutma'' (2011) – Sinan
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Dedemin İnsanları'' (2011) – Hasan
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Devrimden Sonra'' (2011) – Köylü Genç
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Unutma Beni İstanbul'' (2011)
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Kelebeğin Rüyası'' (2013) – Rüştü Onur
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Erkek Tarafı Testosteron'' (2013) – Tankut
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The Water Diviner'' (2014) – Ordu Görevlisi
* ''Gece'' (2014) – Yusuf
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Bir Varmış Bir Yokmu'' (2015) – Ozan
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Yol Ayrımı'' (2017)
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Her Şey Seninle Güzel'' (2018)
* ''
Karanlık Şehir Hikayeleri: Kilit'' (2021)
;Series
* ''Bizim Evin Halleri'' (2000) – Bora
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Binbir Gece
''Binbir Gece'' ( en, One Thousand and One Nights) is a Turkish soap opera revolving around four main characters: Sehrazat, Onur, Kerem and Bennu. The story is loosely based on the story of '' One Thousand and One Nights'', better known as ''Ar ...
'' (2006–2008) – Burak İnceoğlu
* ''
Yersiz Yurtsuz'' (2007) – Hüseyin
* ''
Kapalıçarşı
The Grand Bazaar ( tr, Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also , meaning ‘Grand Market’Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 345.) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4 ...
'' (2009–2010) – Arda Güler
* ''Bir Ömür Yetmez'' (2011) – Ali Akyol
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İntikam'' (2013–2014) – Emre Arsoy
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Serçe Sarayı'' (2015) – Kadir
* ''
Aşk ve Gurur'' (2017) – Kenan
* ''
Ufak Tefek Cinayetler'' (2017–2018) – Serhan Aksak
* ''
Kefaret'' (2020–2021) – Sinan
* ''İlginç Bazı Olaylar'' (2021) – Tolgay (guest appearance)
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Aşk 101'' (2021) – Kerem (adult)
Theatre
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Hastalık Hastası'' (1999–2000, Söder Theatre, İsveç)
*''Suç ve Ceza'' (2001–2004 Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu)
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Şeyh Bedrettin'' (2002–2003, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu)
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Palyaço Prens'' (2003–2004, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu)
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Atları da Vururlar'' (2004–2005, Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu)
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Hırçın Kız'' (2006–2007, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tranio
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Testosteron
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'' (2008–2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Tretyn
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Antonius ile Kleopatra'' (2012, Oyun Atölyesi) – Caesar
*''Bütün Çılgınlar Sever Beni'' (2013–) – Janus
*''Parkta Güzel Bir Gün'' (2014–) – Sınır Muhafızı
*''En Kısa Gecenin Rüyası'' (2015–) – Dimitrius
*Joseph k (DasDas, İstanbul)
*Westend / Batının Sonu (DasDas, İstanbul)
*deli bayrami (DasDas, İstanbul)
Commercial
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İş Bankası Maximum Kart
References
External links
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Entry in Sinema Türk
1981 births
Living people
Male actors from Ankara
Turkish Arab people
Turkish people of Arab descent
Turkish male film actors
Turkish male screenwriters
Turkish people of Circassian descent
21st-century Turkish male actors
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